It's not specific to JC foods for me. It started when I lost 120 lbs on my first JC stint. My doctor said she thinks it has more to do with the volume of food that I had been eating before. My colon is as stretched out as my skin was, and so it's not working as well as it should. Seems plausible to me anyway.

I take a daily natural supplement called Colon Cleanse that helps some. I just picked it up at the drug store. When things are really bad, I take Correctol. There's also an herbal tea that's a natural laxative that my Dr. recommended, but I didn't find that it helped me much.

The biggest thing for me is to drink LOTS of water (one of the big factors in colon health), especially if I'm increasing water soluble fiber. Otherwise. The fiber ends up making things worse.

Good luck. I know it's no fun!

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Denise

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I've had this problem since the day I was born. It has nothing to do with eating less or this diet or that diet. I've found out the more water you drink and the more veggies you eat plus exercise does help the problem. Good Luck!

I've been on maintenance for a while and for some reason this week, I'm either constipated or making tiny weird "dumps." I'm not sure what's going on. I've been taking stool softener hoping to "clear the pipes" but I'm not sure what's going on either. It's not affecting me "physically"...yet - but it is bothering me mentally.

So if anyone comes up some great ideas, please let me know. I've been eating all the roughage and doing the water so I'm not sure why it is an issue but it doesn't seem like a problem worth going to a doctor to see.

I use Docusate Sodium Stool Softener the Walgreens because it is cheaper but there are brand names of this also. I take calcium, Aecetaminopen for pain, and other meds which have a tendency to clog. I take 2 or 3 of the stool softener with my meds and 3 at bedtime with other meds. This keeps things going nicely. But I did have to take MiraLAX when I had a problem for a few days. Doctor recomended it once and it is very gentle, taseless, and I mixed it with Orange Crush! Good stuff.

I also find that when I drink a lot of cold drinks, like a couple of diet cokes in a day (with ice), it tends to exacerbate the problem. I once read somewhere that a lot of cold liquid tends to freeze up the pipes, too. That's why hot tea and hot coffee seem to help, according to this article, anyway.

I have had the same problem- as well as farting. Thanks JC- I didnt fart in front of my boyfriend until I got the Anytime Farts. I find exercise helps with the constipation. And the farts? Well, I have resorted to taking Beano.

It's funny-I thought I was the only one constipated. I mix up the vegggies and I drink water, hot tea and coffee all day long. Usually BM's are every other day. Never used to be that way. I'm guessing before I consumed more FAT. I returned 14 weeks ago and have lost 24 pounds of ugly fat.

It happened to me the first time I was on JC. I couldn't figure out why, because I was eating far more fruits and veggies and drinking a lot more water. My JCC recommended fresh pears. That didn't help, so I found that drinking one cup of "Smooth Move" tea by Traditional Medicinals at night did the trick.

I was never regular before I started JC but once I began the problem became worse. I tried many types of stool softeners and laxatives and all were ineffective or caused a lot of discomfort. A friend turned me on to Smooth Move tea and it changed my life! You can buy it in the grocery store and it comes in like 5 different flavors (mine is peppermint). The trick is to figure out how many tea bags and how long to steep that suits your body. For me I use two bags and let it steep for 30 minutes before drinking (I do this around 8pm as I wake up at 6am so adjust based on the time you get up). There is no discomfort and POW it works every time!!!